What color is #E8E3FF?

#E8E3FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8E3FF?

The RGB value is 232, 227, 255: 232 red, 227 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8E3FF?

The complementary color is #FAFFE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8E3FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.86:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8E3FF color

#E8E3FF rgb(232, 227, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #E8E3FF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 89% green and 100% blue (232, 227, 255).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 100% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.86:1).

#E8E3FF color codes

HEX	`#E8E3FF`
RGB	`rgb(232, 227, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 89%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 100%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 11%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 11%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.38, 6.87, -12.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.38, 14.64, 298)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.794, 79.314, 105.746)`
Decimal	`15262719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8E3FF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #E8E3FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8E3FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #E8E3FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8e3ff; }
.text { color: #e8e3ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8e3ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 227 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8e3ff, #f6e3ff); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E8E3FF?: #E8E3FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8E3FF?: The RGB value is 232, 227, 255: 232 red, 227 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8E3FF?: The complementary color is #FAFFE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8E3FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.86:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.